MATH 141 - PRECALCULUS (FALL 2008)
Announcements
WHAT NOW?
• CAMPUS VISITS
• Tuesday, June 24 and Thursday, June 26 in my
office (H-212), from 5-5:45pm. You can pick up HW and exams then. I have to
leave at 5:45pm; I will be subbing a class at 6pm.
• SOLUTIONS TO THE
FINAL!
Final (Chs.7-9)
… (2 hours and 20 minutes)
Solutions
(big file)
Part 1 … Part 2 … (in smaller parts)
• WHEN / HOW CAN I FIND
OUT ABOUT MY GRADES?
• Grades available at http://studentweb.sdccd.edu
• Email me. I will flag email requests for grades,
but I might not respond until after ALL of my grades are done for ALL of my
classes. Other classes had their finals! Grades are due from faculty on Friday,
May 30. Email me
• WILL YOU POST
SOLUTIONS TO THE FINAL?
It's looking like Monday, June 9, based on my
schedule.
• HOW DO I CONTACT YOU?
• Email me, though I may have to flag your email
and get back to you later. Email me
• You are welcome to contact me in future
semesters and summers, as well.
• Check my website for my summer visits to campus,
and also for my office hours for next semester.
• HOW DO I PICK STUFF
UP? (FINAL, HW, ETC.)
• Check my website for my summer visits to campus,
and also for my office hours for next semester.
• You can email me with suggestions on good days
of the week / times.
• Everything will probably be thrown away after
next semester.
• CAN WE STILL USE THE
WEBSITE?
Sure. Spread the word. Copy whatever you want.
• THIS SITE WILL BE
REVISED FOR FALL 2008 THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. THE OLD EXAMS FROM FALL 2007 WILL
BE DELETED.
• HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!
• EXTRA CREDIT WILL
APPLY TO BOTH MIDTERM #1 AND MIDTERM #2! MAKE SURE TO SEPARATE THEM; INDICATE
WHICH MIDTERM REWRITE IS WHICH, #1 VS. #2: Math141ExtraCredit.pdf … You can put it /
them in my box or give it to me during office hours the day after the final, if
you'd like (by 10pm, Thurs., 5/22).
Ongoing Announcements
• STUDENTS ARE
INTERESTED IN FORMING STUDY GROUPS. EMAIL ME IF YOU'RE ALSO INTERESTED!
http://www.kkuniyuk.com/Groups.html … Email
me
• TEST-TAKING TIPS;
REDUCING TEST ANXIETY: Test.html … Test.pdf (pdf file)
• MIRAMAR MAY HAVE
COPIES OF THE STUDENT SOLUTIONS MANUAL.
• SOME HOMEWORK HINTS
AND SOLUTIONS!
http://hotmath.com/help/bookindexes/lhprecalc07/index.html
• BOOK LIST
CalculusBooks.html
(Precalculus and Calculus Books)
• KEY PRECALCULUS SITE
http://www.purplemath.com
(More links at the bottom of this page)
• LIKE PUZZLES?
http://www.stat.sc.edu/~west/javahtml/LetsMakeaDeal.html
(Check my Math 119 site!)
Syllabus (Spring 2008)
Class Schedule
DAY-BY-DAY COVERAGE (INCLUDING HOMEWORK - HW);
THIS IS MUCH MORE UP-TO-DATE THAN THE SYLLABUS SCHEDULE! …
W (5/21; Day 31): FINAL, HW DUE (YOU MAY WANT TO PHOTOCOPY IT, IF
YOU WON'T SEE ME LATER), BRING A SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR. BRING YOUR MIDTERM #1 AND #2 REWRITES IF
YOU HAVEN'T DONE SO ALREADY. Have a great
break! Grades available at http://studentweb.sdccd.edu;
you can email me. Email me
COMING SOON (TENTATIVE PLANS):
Class Notes
These are pdf files. You can get the free Adobe
Reader at http://www.adobe.com. Get a
version that is compatible with your system!
YOU MAY WANT TO TAKE PERSONALIZED "SKETCH
NOTES" IN CLASS.
Preliminaries: Logic and Basic Algebra
Chapter 1: Functions and Their Graphs
DISCLAIMER:
I have not had time to update the page references and such to accommodate the
new 7th edition of the book past Chapter 1. Be aware of this when
looking at the "blue comments" making references to the textbook and
the first part of the notes.
Chapter 2: Polynomial and Rational Functions
Chapter 3: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions
Chapter 4: Trigonometry
Chapter 5: Analytic Trigonometry
Chapter 6: Additional Topics in Trigonometry
Chapter 7: Systems of Equations and Inequalities
Chapter 8: Matrices and Determinants
Chapter 9: Discrete Math
Chapter 10: Conics [and Polar Coordinates - not
yet]
(The Chapter 10 Notes may be updated.)
In previous semesters, the final was cumulative.
For your information, here was the outline provided: Math141OldFinalOutline.pdf
Homework Assignments (Fall 2008)
#1 (Prelims, Ch.1)
(15 points)
#2 (Ch.2, Ch.3) (15
points)
#3 (Ch.4) (15 points)
#4 (Ch.5, Ch.6) (15
points)
#5 (Chs. 7-10) (25
points; you may want to photocopy this before handing it in)
GO THROUGH MY HOME
PAGE (OR SEE ME) IF YOU'D LIKE TO KEEP YOUR NAME "PRIVATE" ON YOUR
HOMEWORK.
Old Exams and Solutions (Fall 2007)
Old Midterm #1
(Prelims, Ch.1) … Solutions (2 hours and 20
minutes)
Old Midterm #2
(Chs.2 and 3) … Solutions (55 minutes for
Part 1; 1 hour and 15 minutes for Part 2)
Broken apart for older computers: Solutions Part 1 … Solutions Part 2
Old Midterm #3
(Ch.4) … Solutions (35 minutes for Part 1; 1
hour and 35 minutes for Part 2)
Broken apart for older computers: Solutions Part 1 … Solutions Part 2
Old Midterm #4
(Chs.5 and 6) … Solutions (50 minutes for
Part 1; 1 hour and 20 minutes for Part 2)
Broken apart for older computers: … Solutions (1st half) … Solutions (2nd half)
Old Final
(Chs.7-10) … (2 hours and 20 minutes)
Due to the fires, we are expected to skip 9.4 and
Ch.10.
Solutions
(big file)
Part 1
… Part 2 … (in smaller parts)
Warning to Spring 2008 students: Topics were deleted in Fall 2007 due to the fires.
These topics might not be deleted in Spring 2008!
Current Exams and Solutions (Spring 2008)
Midterm #1
(Prelims, Ch.1) … Solutions (2 hours and 20
minutes)
Midterm #2 (Chs.2
and 3) … Solutions (1 hour for Part 1; 1 hour
and 10 minutes for Part 2)
Broken apart for older computers: Solutions Part 1 … Solutions Part 2
Midterm #3 (Ch.4)
… Solutions (40 minutes for Part 1; 1 hour
and 30 minutes for Part 2)
Broken apart for older computers: Solutions Part 1 … Solutions Part 2
Midterm #4 (Chs.5
and 6) … Solutions (50 minutes for Part 1; 1
hour and 20 minutes for Part 2)
Broken apart for older computers: … Solutions (1st half) … Solutions (2nd half)
Final (Chs.7-9)
… (2 hours and 20 minutes)
Solutions
(big file)
Part 1 … Part 2 … (in smaller parts)
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